Question 1

In the line “Colors swirl like rays of light,” which figure of speech is being used?

Accepted Answer

Simile

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Personification

Answer

Hyperbole

Question 2

“The sun smiled at them.” is an example of which figure of speech?

Accepted Answer

Personification

Answer

Metaphor

Answer

Simile

Answer

Onomatopoeia

Question 3

What does the line “Time is a thief” mean?

Accepted Answer

Time steals away valuable moments.

Answer

Time moves very slowly.

Answer

Time is dangerous.

Answer

Time is a person who robs.

Question 4

Why do writers use figures of speech like similes and metaphors?

Accepted Answer

To make texts vivid and meaningful.

Answer

To avoid using real examples.

Answer

To make sentences longer.

Answer

To confuse the reader

Question 5

Which of the following shows appreciation of culture through figures of speech?

Accepted Answer

Appreciating how the dragon in a Chinese New Year poem is given human qualities.

Answer

Saying figures of speech are not important.

Answer

Refusing to use figures of speech in writing.

Answer

Ignoring symbolic images in poems.

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